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Web Search

Smart web search with multiple provider fallback (Tavily, Serper, Exa, Google CSE, Brave, SerpApi, DuckDuckGo)

Web Search

AI-generated

Summary

Execute a web search across configurable providers and return per‑query results with provider metadata.

Inputs

  • query (required) — The search query to execute
  • mode — Search mode – auto fallback or specific provider
  • provider — Search provider to use when mode is specific
  • customPriority — Comma‑separated provider names in priority order (used in auto mode)
  • options — Advanced search settings (maxResults, minResults, region, language, safeSearch, timeRange)

Output shape

array of result objects

Each result object includes success, results (array of search hits), provider, meta.attemptedProviders, mode and error if any; results is empty when no providers are configured or search fails.

Examples

Example 1: Simple auto search for keyword

Query: machine learning, Mode: Auto (Smart Fallback), Options with defaults

Example 2: Specific provider search with custom limit

Query: n8n documentation, Mode: Specific Provider, Provider: serper, Options.maxResults: 5

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